Grade

6


Big Idea


Characteristics of systems



Guiding Questions

What makes up a system?
what are the living parts of a yard system?
How does weather changes affect the backyard?


Key Terms

System
Stability



Materials/ Resources Students

Rainforest ecosystems- http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_ecosystem.html




Materials/ Resources Teachers

Rainforest ecology- http://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/rainforest_ecology.html
Pond ecosystem- http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pond-ecosystem.html



Websites

different kinds of ecosystems- http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/20575-biologically-speaking-ecosystems-and-cycles-of-nature-video.htm



Content/ Skills






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